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Posted on March 31, 2026
1 min readLast updated: March 31, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleRussia warns it will take measures if Ukraine uses foreign airspace to launch drone strikes on its Baltic ports, as recent attacks at Ust‑Luga and Primorsk have disrupted oil export operations.
MOSCOW, March 31 (Reuters) - Russia will respond if other countries allow Ukraine to use their airspace to launch drone attacks on Russian Baltic ports, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russia's oil export infrastructure over the past month, launching its heaviest drone strikes of the more than four-year war against the Baltic ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk.
"If airspace is being provided for carrying out hostile, terrorist activity against the Russian Federation, this will compel us to draw the appropriate conclusions and take corresponding measures," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
He said Russia's military was closely monitoring and analysing developments and making recommendations that are reviewed by the Kremlin.
Peskov said work was under way to secure all critical infrastructure, but facilities could not be 100% protected from "terrorist attacks".
(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Anna Peverieri and Maxim Rodionov; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
Russia has warned it will respond if Ukraine uses foreign airspace to launch drone attacks on its Baltic ports, citing protection of critical oil export infrastructure.
Ukraine has recently targeted the Russian Baltic ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk with heavy drone strikes.
Russia is securing all critical infrastructure but admits that 100% protection from attacks cannot be guaranteed.
The statement was reported by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov to journalists.
The Russian military is monitoring developments, analyzing them, and making recommendations reviewed by the Kremlin.
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